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Where does “ibomvu” come from?

ibomvu (Xhosa) comes from Proto-Nguni ílíbomvú — red ochre.

ibomvu (Xhosa): red ochre

Definitions

  1. red ochre

Ancestry of “ibomvu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nguniílíbomvúred ochre
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